We have been very busy this week replicating Mendeleev's work with organizing the periodic table. Students started off the week by learning about differences in fission and fusion. They then completed a lab where they were tasked with building a puzzle that was missing pieces. From there we delved into the periodic table and the three categories within it. We will continue to work with the periodic table tomorrow and Friday. I am not posting answers to the following pictures because we worked together in class to determine the answers. You should also be able to determine all of the fission and fusion answers from the reading. If you do not have them written down, you need to get with someone in your group and talk about the answers together! | |
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Today in class we worked through a PhET simulation in class together about Rutherford's Gold Foil experiment. Students were able to see how bombarding atoms with alpha particles led Rutherford to figure out there was a positive force at the center of the atom. From there we completed notes dealing with parts of the atom and atomic structure. If you would like to replay the PhET simulation, please click here:
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/rutherford-scattering **You must have Java installed to run the simulation. Visit Java.com to download the free software. Today we officially kicked off Unit 2! We are beginning by exploring the definition of matter, talking about different types of models and taking a walk through atomic history! We started off by doing a card sort to determine whether different terms were matter. Then we had define models using different scenarios. We finished up by putting the atomic theory timeline that we did yesterday into our notebook. Check out the notes below if you missed them! Due to the in school volleyball game, we were only able to complete the Unit 1 Test Analysis today. We will continue with Unit 2 tomorrow. Look for notes to be posted later this week!
Today students completed their Unit 1 test. Grades for this test will be available Monday when we do our test analysis! Don't forget tomorrow is homecoming and we will dismiss at NOON!
Pre-APToday Pre-AP participated in a toothpick procedure lab and worked on writing conclusions based on data analysis. Students also received a study "guide" for their upcoming test on Thursday. Tomorrow all students will work on graphing. Physical Science 8PS8 completed a pop quiz on dimensional analysis and then glued it in their notebook. They also received the study "guide" for the upcoming test on Thursday. Tomorrow all students will work on graphing.
Today we discussed reviewed the different types of variables and parts of graphs. We will continue with graphing information tomorrow and continue practicing dimensional analysis. Don't forget there is a NOTEBOOK CHECK tomorrow!
Today we continued working on dimensional analysis. We worked through a number of problems together, but we will continue working on this concept throughout the week. I am posting my notes, but in addition, here is a video that explains what we are doing in class. If you do not understand, you must come see me! One of the problems we worked on today asked students to calculate the number of pieces of paper that would have to be stacked to be as tall as them. To prove dimensional analysis works, we first solved the problem for one student and then collected and stacked paper. Check it out below!
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AuthorI am an 8th grade Science teacher in Leeds, Alabama. This is my fourth year teaching science. As a teacher, I would love nothing more than to teach my kids to question the world around them and to never stop learning. Archives
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